THE FUNNY PEOPLE FILE
Andy Breckman

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Andy Breckman

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Born March 3, 1955Age 71

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Andy Breckman is an American comedy writer and director whose sketch career includes Saturday Night Live. In the archive he wrote and directed White Like Me, in which Eddie Murphy goes undercover as a white man. His SNL work followed a period writing for Late Night with David Letterman.

Breckman created the detective comedy Monk and wrote films including Rat Race and Sgt. Bilko. He also co-hosts the radio comedy programme Seven Second Delay on WFMU. His career spans filmed sketches, television series, screenplays and the improvised challenges of live radio.

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